Educating about the Beauty and Value of California Native Plants

OVER A CENTURY AGO a young British horticulturist named Theodore Payne arrived in California. When he saw that native plant life was being destroyed to make way for housing and agriculture, Payne devoted his life to educating Californians about their local ecosystem and the value and beauty of local native plants.

When we moved to Los Angeles in the early ’90s, we were inspired to tear out our weedy lawn and plant a beautiful native garden and meadow of plants we discovered at the TPF nursery. In addition to using very little water, native plants support the local fauna, including hummingbirds and native bees.

Visit TPF’s nursery, brimming with native saplings, flowering bushes and fragrant sages, and you’ll instantly feel a deeper connection to our environs. The workers at the nursery are knowledgeable about everything from matching plants with microclimates to finding a tree that will grow to a specific height.

TPF’s 22-acre canyon site includes demonstration gardens, a bookstore, art gallery and hiking trail. TPF also hosts anannual native plant garden tour and offers classes in subjects such as native garden design, ongoing plant care and native plants for birds. TPF shows people the wonders of native plants, helping us create more beautiful and sustainable neighborhoods.

"To promote and restore California landscapes and habitats.
To propagate and make available California native plants and wildflowers.
To educate and acquire knowledge about California flora and natural history."

How You Can Pitch In

Refer A Business

Let us know about your favorite local business. We’ll donate $10 to Theodore Payne Foundation for each recommendation.

Special Donation Offer for Theodore Payne Foundation Supporters

Recommend a service you love! N2N will donate $50 per month for one year for each service you recommend that passes our screening process and becomes a member of Neighbor2Neighbor's community of handpicked services.

Volunteer

Contact at: volunteer@theodorepayne.org

Assist in TPF’s office, sales yard and nursery, or help maintain TPF’s 22-acre property. Use your building skills to help upgrade or maintain TPF’s facilities.

Work with children on K-12 field trips.

Represent TPF at events such as the Hollywood Farmers Market, Earth Day celebrations, street fairs, etc.

Donate

Donate or become a member of TPF for discounts on plants and classes.

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